Mounting for brake gear



Dec. 7 1926. E,

i211? s. J. sTRlD MOUNTING. FOR BRAKE GEAR Filed April 9, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheer?l 1 Dec.. 7 1926. l,l0,2l0

- S. J; STRID l MOUNTING FOR BRAKE GEAR Filed April 9,v 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented vDie i:.` 7, 1926. I i I i lne2120*ff f SVEN JULIUs srRrnorfonroneoiinnmors 'essie-Non Torrini) Me'rnEwsQ-or 'i l #emanen7 ILLINOIS. i v

MoUN'riiie Fon BRAKE GEAR.

i Applicationk inea Apr/n 9,

My present invention relates to the Vmanner of mounting arailwaycar .hand-brake at the'endof the car.` Specificallymy improvements relate to the installation of a brake-gear housingzatfthe endaof the car.

' inY a'manner so'that the housing is dependtical deflection of the'horizontally disposed members ofthe structure'under the stress of the j'pull ofthe chain incident lto applying' the brakes. ln.certain types of all-metal freight-cars, VtheV end-sillsor car ,end-mem-v V'bers are frequently metal stampings andare insufficiently braced or reinforced-to 'withL stand the pull of hand-brakesithathave been designed for the purpose Aof creating yincreased power, and when s uch gearings vare installed it becomes necessary togprovide structuresV in ,addition to what is found upon the` carfin order to prevent deflection of the gear-housing and the parts of-thejcar` housing Vis connected.V A

It is the purpose of my present invention to provide a reinforcement adapted for the and novelty in construction. I `prefer to carry Y.

l outmy invention and Vto accomplish'v the sev#` ence being made to the accompanying. draw-V ings that form apart ofv this'speci fic' a'tion. l

structureilllustrated in F figurel.

eral objects thereof in substantiallythe man particularly pointed :out in the claims, refer- In the drawings lFigure ll is a topp end of a rail-,way car, showingmy improve-` ments installed thereon,v f k .Figure 2 is a longitudinal sideelevation of the structure illustrated Vin Figure; 1 with portions of the' end of thecar lin tranverse section. I U

Figure 3 is an 'outside end velevation of the aslightlymodifiedconstruction.

' Figure 5 isa perspective ofthe upper portion `of one-of the" .brace elementsemployed` in the aforesaid structures.

Figure .6 is a perspective von Vap'reduced scale of A'the metal stamping Vend-member employed in the structures shown in Figures 1, 2` and 3.

' The drawings, whichfaresomewhat to whichthe l provide L -support'forgthergearfhousing and itis herein illustrated in two forms. In both jforms,the stamping yhas upper and lower.y

lforegoing purpose,- whichreinforcement eine 1926, srii No'.` 100,889. A

in which my improvements maybe `fabriiv nate the same 'parts wherever they appear throughout the several views. ably reinforced" and braced -to prevent veris shown a car Vend in which. the .vertical cated, and in: said drawings similar referencecharacters Ihave been employed' to desig-` .6o In Figures .1,12, and 3 of theV drawings end-wall V10of thebody'has thebottom or i y floor llvsecured to its'lower edgel portion,`

andto its eXteriorQface is secured an anglei met al n 1ean` or sill of Z-'shape' transverse section'disposedy with its web portion 12 .in

ahorizontal plane with one of itsiangs 13 verticallyfdisposed alongside the wall 10 and. riveted to it, and with its other flange 14 disposed vertically pendent at, the outer edge of Vthe web and below thelowerjedge .ofthe wall.

`'Secured'to the lower portion I'of Vthe endfof.

the ear is' anf angular metalestamping which extends downwardly a suitablef'distance to horizontally disposed `flanges or plates 15 andlrespectively that are connected at their edges by a transverse vertically disp osedrweb'17 disposedV in the vertical plane structure :shown r in Figure; 4, thisf stamping that Bit .extends substantially the .width of -that vis .spaced frombut" parallel with the. vertical Vplane, of the end-wall 10. In the ner hereinafterfully described Vand as more the 4endof thecar in the form of ani-endl,"

. f "membenor .sill andhas its 4upper vplate or' lanofaportionof the flange @1 5 eXtended lunderneath the end of.

some instances it is neither necessary nor desirableto employ the elongatedy end-memev ber stamping just described, inwhich event this -membergmaybe shortened to the pro- Y .f

(portions illustratedjin Figures 1, 2 and .3, Y l and utilized in conjunctionv with van angu- Figureli is` aview similar to lFigure 2 of -lajrmetalend-sill such as 'herein' disclosed.

ployed itispreferably of box-like form for greaterl strength and4 it Vis therefore pro-y vided` with end; walls 15S/that connectthe Y edges ofthe vertical web and the top and bottomflanges yof-theend-member and for the purpose ofrigidity the Vtop flange and the web are fitted vinto the corner formed bythe horizontal web 1 2 and outer vertical..

flange 14k of tlie sillY member of which they are respectively secured by rivets'or otlierwise. i

The 'hand-brake of n the cer isv operated by means oie gearing that is connectedwith Vthe lower end of mest 19 and may be .of anydesired type end for this purpose 'l lia-ve schematically shown herein n geering` of well-known construction. This geering Yis prei'erfibly mounted within Vc. lionsing consisting` ot topend bottom cestii the l: t ri i nC ludifnf';` horizontally (n posed' plete Q0' with iipstzindnig side-Walls the 'botto in platea permiftfthe geafrsto be ro ateblyinoiinted between` them,v The top YpleteL E23 oit' tlieliousing isr positionedA against 'the' underneath' surface of the' lower liorizentzal, thingie: '16 of the metal" liereinbejfoi'e described and/it 4is riveted or'otlierwis'ese'- cured thereto end extendsinwerdly to" a point back olii'tlieverticel plane of the' end-1 VAwell l0 ofzftliel'fcei.' The opposite portion of the' top plete' projects' beyond theVV if'erticztll plene'of the web 17' of tlie'metal stamping; fend "is'fprovided with-r ziii upstandl ing lugiV or'stop't that is-elongated in the metal stamping and securedf 5 thereto in` anysuitable manner- H a v:The pull of' the*'bralieeclia-ni when .the

@eers i "are operating during rthe applicati on of the'bike has a' tendei V totilt or f distort the 'niet'al5stemping and in order of tliestop-Qll and 1t/substantially a rightV e plate li end vthe top horizont-el?-liangeolfthe metal stamping bymeans of f a.- leteri'al lug'QSftliat is riifetedto one or both oftheaforesaid4 parte, Aindi4 is vformedfby cutting-4 ziwaiy" portions of the Ali'atnges and web of toreinforce the structure l. liajve'.proifidy of the khousingPA which Y will-'transmit lthey ssf-ltonioi'e 'rigid portions of" the bei'.

ce" "Ui-shaped channel-ber' thetfis posi-- tiene" portion ofthe Vtop Vpleite Q3 -of the videdr` with en' ups "ling flange y27 thzit aggiiiist'zind is secured to thel lowerl por-V tion oi" the'webvr ofthe brece :ni'd-wliicl'i isdisposed in' e 'plane' vtransverse to. the plane e tl'i'eietor' TheA upper portion of the brace 'is ronnected'to t'l'ie tl'oor or b-uttoni with its Y'we/b2?) -iii'idits paralleli tien es 26 ell in vertical 'planes land disposed ,1' ti t? said: channelberextends between the f the rbrace and 'bending theV remaining free portion Aoi the yweb laterally to its main portion'eitlier inthe direction inwliiclitlie vvlieno'esproject oi' oppositely theretocis inr-V diceted respectively iii-Figs. l, 2, and 3 and in Figs. l and 5.

From the foregoing Vit will ybe seen4 the 2er-housing is connectedu in a, rigid mannei' to the end poi'tio'noit the cer by means Y fr mounting structure that is dependable vin preventing the housing` from tilting or y being accidentally moved outo'f its intend- `ed position when the brakes are applied,

and it also ayoids distortion of the endl` member which is e sheet metal plete stamped the desired 4shipe as indicated. vOther spe-"Y lcifi'c modifications of the structi'irev mayI reed! ily'be mede iiorl the purpose of ada'ptingtlie seme to cars herring' d ifeient constr'iietion,-

end itwi'll be understoodtliet'slicli "changes, `rare'included uutliintlie scope ofthe-append ed claims e niet lf'claim ist'-Y I l l.f Ii mounting vforl *brake-gears" comiA ing e memberv at the end ofthe cai having'- 'zi yertical web and' liorizontii'l upper eind lower a'ngeg :i gearrhousing secured to the lower Vflange ot said member 'and' extendedyjtlieinoper flange oise-id member. direction 'of theJlengthot-tlie web `17 'ofi the inwardly ot the czir, endineens for bracing y theinner'portion oi' seid' housing against"- 2. mounting for brake-gears compris-w ing a member et the end-offtliefearhaving 'e Vverticahweb :ind 'horizontal upper and loi'vvei'. flanges Vthe 'former oi: which is' Vsecured V'tothe corV 'bodyjtopostionfsaid member" bellowtlie cnr -body,*e genie-housing-secured?I deflect they y b ouSing vwhich oit'V Course mig-lio Vtothev lower 'iiaiige'o'f said" memberl and eX--V-V`V bracing `tlieinner*portion of` said housing against the upper tlangeszii'd member.

A mount-ingl iorv'brelresgezirs compris-` "inge member at the end'of t-li'ie ce'ij'l'i'aving a verticalA webV and horizontal upper landV lower lianges tlfie former oftwhich'is secured" to the caribody to position seid (member bellow" the cer body',l a' Arear-houeling secured to the lower flange of seid member andv extendedy inwardly ot thc 10er, "and Vertical brace extending; betiifeen the inner jportionf of' Seid liousing'end the' upper flange of seid'V member to the respectivev elements. whereby" to brece the'inner portion of said housing avg-einstseid upper'Henger"V 4. A mountin'o' toivbizilieweersv comrrisfies no i' ing" :i member zit the end oic the-cerdizrving e. vertical' web and horizontal iippeiifzindf lower flanges and seciiredpendentto. the

lower portion of the cer-body5 e gezriliousi-ngf- 'fie flanges, av gear-housing disposed'V below the car body and- Seeuredvto said member, an

upetanding lug upon the inner port1o'n ot said housing, and a brace eoniieetedto Said lug' and extended toran upper horizontal port-lon oi the oar end structure audl Secured thereto.

6. A mounting` avmember iat the end oi? Vthe 'pear havingV a.

ifertioal web and horizont-al upper and lower 'IiaHgeS, a gear-housing" disposed beloWthe ear rbodygand secured to said memberyfan upstandmg 'lug upon the inner portion of said housu'ig, and an angle-metal bar secured Vat its lower end to said lugand at its upper end Vto the end of the oar. Y zoY 7. A `mountingfor brakegears oon'iprieingv Vertical web .and an upper 'flange that.

secured toY the end of the car, a gear-housing' disposed below'the end ofthe car, a Stop on said housing secured to the web ot said memsaidlug 'andextended to 'anA upper horizontal. i

portion oi' the thereto.

'ear 'end structure andfeeoured i; Y 8. A mountingifor brake-geare.comprising member at the end Yoi'nthe ear 'having' a vertical Weband an ,upper iiauge that #is seoured tothe end oi the ear, a gearfhousing disposed below the end ofV the car, two elet ments projecting upwardlyironijthe top of for. brake-gears,comprising said housingV in spaced relation to ea'eh other7 oneo said elements secured tothe web oif'" Vsaid member and the other-element con! neetedrpwith the portion ofthe upperlange that is secured to the-car. 1 Y

j 9. A, mounting.forbrakelgears-comprising avboxlike member formedl from `la ysheet metal stamping secured tothe end of the Car-7 agear-housing;Secured to a `lower .portion l o'l said member, and means braolngtlie inner a member' at the end of the ca1 hav1ng a portion of said' housing `against .an upper horizontal portion of'said member.

' i Signed at Chicago, in the `bounty of Cook.

and State oi'lllinois7 this first day of April`r .f 1926.- Y' i ber7 an upstandinglug on the inner portion i v eVENJULiue einem, 

